Today Marks the Year
Yes, last year at this hour I was sitting in my hospital room with a very dry mouth and sore throat. Oh, and my uterus was gone.
Now I'm sitting in my living room getting ready to go to a party at a friend's house.
Things have changed since the hysterectomy, things like my bathroom habits and my purchasing decisions. I don't need to plan my life around being able to go to the bathroom once every two hours. I buy light colored clothes and white underwear now. I don't have to worry about running out of tampons and pads and I'm so grateful that in the hottest months of the year I don't have to wear shorts to bed during my period in case I have an accident.
Some things haven't changed. I weight virtually the same (I might actually have more muscle mass now and less fat). My clothes still fit. My husband and I still make love regularly, I still climax, he's still satisfied. My cholesterol is good, my resting heart rate was 61 with my iron levels back at normal. I can donate blood again should I choose.
Last month I didn't have much of a period at all - a little spotting for a day or so and nothing else. I think I'm ovulating at the moment, so we'll see in two weeks if this is the shape of things to come.
I have an appointment with my gyno in a couple of weeks - my yearly exam. I plan on that being unremarkable. The only thing I want to discuss with her is the lack of lubrication for intercourse (I'm not "dry", just not fully lubricated).
I've also started amping up my exercise level. I'm hoping to do the Los Angeles Marathon next spring. My hope is that bronchitis won't strike me down in February like it usually does. Here's to good health.
Posted by Elizabeth M. on August 5, 2005 07:05 PM
